It's not about ownership, but about the content of the IP itself. The wealthy can only concentrate IP by making things that work for the majority of people. Wh

It's not about ownership, but about the content of the IP itself. The wealthy can only concentrate IP by making things that work for the majority of people. Wheras previously, things were often super eclectic and weird, to suit the tastes of a particular individual. Whether things that work for the majority of people results in lower quality art is an open debate. Personally I believe that it does end up with worse results, but the thinking behind copyright as it is implemented right now is that it is better.